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  • a16z Podcast: ElevenLabs CEO: Why Voice is the Next AI Interface

    Listen: https://ift.tt/afmKiJz ElevenLabs CEO and co‑founder Mati Staniszewski joins Jennifer Li to explain how the team ships research‑grade AI at lightning speed—from text‑to‑speech and fully licensed AI music to real‑time voice agents—and why voice is the next interface for human‑computer… more ›

  • Past Present Future: Politics on Trial: The Moscow Show Trials

    Listen: https://ift.tt/KW5YgwE Today’s episode is the first of two exploring the origins, conduct and legacy of the Moscow Show Trials that Stalin staged from 1936-38. David talks to historian of Russia Edward Acton about what motivated these grotesque spectacles, how… more ›

  • Where Architecture Flows with Nature | Casa Jacona

    #architecture #housedesign #homeandgarden #courtyard #mexico Where Architecture Flows with Nature | Casa Jacona Casa Jacona, designed by TAAB, is a 600-square-meter residence located beside the Celio River in Jacona, Michoacán, Mexico. Shaped by the curves of its triangular site, the… more ›

  • The Award-Winning Home of an Architect That Unites Architecture, Art, Design and Craft (House Tour)

    Located near central Melbourne with a view towards the Yarra River, Kew Residence is home of an architect that unites architecture, art, design and craft. Designed by and for John Wardle of John Wardle Architects, the architecture and interior design… more ›

  • Being vs. Change: A Dialogue Between Western and Chinese Thought | Differences as Bridges

    As part of the Differences as Bridges Series, this event—held in Berlin in November 2024—brought together leading philosophers to explore foundational differences in Western and Chinese thought. Hosted by SONG Bing, Senior VP of the Berggruen Institute, the discussion featured… more ›

  • BAKLAVA x NEW BALANCE 992 “DIGITALIS PURPUREA”

    “DIGITALIS PURPUREA” AKA THE FOXGLOVE IS ONE OF EARTH’S MANY GEOMETRIC PHENOMENA. THEY TAKE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WITH GORGEOUS DOMINANCE. Exclusively at https://ift.tt/kfhxUBD Director/ Cinematographer : @bernardog Producer : @chrisgrosso Movi Operator : @justinscottbro Assistant Camera : @haffenator Editor… more ›

  • Steve Bannon: Trump will have a third term

    At The Economist, we believe it is important to engage seriously with people whose ideas challenge our own. In keeping with that belief, our editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, and our deputy editor, Ed Carr, spoke to Steve Bannon, one of… more ›

  • Reporting from Inside the Amazon – Columbia Journalism Review

    A new generation of journalists emerges from the rainforest, just in time for COP30. https://www.cjr.org/feature/reporting-from-inside-amazon-rainforest-climate-conference-cop30-training-program.php more ›

  • Futurology: When the Machine Becomes the Medium (with Ken Liu and Nils Gilman)

    Listen: https://ift.tt/ExiGPrN The first machines mimicked our muscles. Today, they’ve learned to mirror our minds. Now they’re beginning to imitate something even closer to the core of our humanity – imagination itself. Sci-fi author, translator, and technologist Ken Liu calls… more ›

  • Listen Here

    Provided to YouTube by Zebralution GmbH Listen Here · Eddie Harris Presenting Eddie Harris ℗ 1961 Vee Jay Records Released on: 1961-03-11 Composer: Eddie Harris Lyricist: Eddie Harris Music Publisher: Seventh House Ltd Auto-generated by YouTube. — more ›